ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLYCASTERS ...at a glance

Rocky Mountain Flycasters Chapter of Trout Unlimited has over 850 registered members and meets every 3rd Wednesday, September through May.

Chapter meetings typically include a special guest program presentation, review of cur-rent chapter projects and business, conserva-tion updates and discussion about recent fish-ing experiences.

Our primary purpose for assembly is cold-water conservation. Most members are fish-ing enthusiasts and that common interest bonds our social fabric. Members typically join to expand their fishing knowledge and circle of friends, and also grow to recognize the urgency for conserving the quality of our diminishing streams and river resources.

Meetings:

3rd Wednesdays; September thru May Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Drive 6:30PM socialize - 7:00PM meeting

(North of Drake - NW corner off Shields Street)

Rocky Mountain Flycasters

Email Contact:

president@rockymtnflycasters.org

Protecting, conserving, and

restoring Colorado’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds

TROUT UNLIMITED

Trout Unlimited is America’s leading cold-water fisheries conservation organization. Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. Trout Unlimited accomplishes this mission on local, state and national levels with an ex-tensive and dedicated volunteer network, and as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization...all your donations to TU are tax deductible.

COLORADO TROUT UNLIMITED

Colorado Trout Unlimited (CTU) is your state council providing guidance, advocacy and oversight coordination of over 10,000 mem-bers in twenty-four chapters statewide. CTU derives its funding from member dues, fund-raising functions, and donations & grants that support specific initiatives and projects.

Chapters engage in conservation activities and projects that improve their nearby waters, as well as benefit statewide Colorado interests. Rocky Mountain Flycasters is your local

chapter of TU serving Greeley, Windsor, Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud and surrounding

north-central Colorado. www.rockymtnflycasters.org

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Projects

Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed

Workdays helping restore wildfire damage

Big Thompson River Restoration Coalition

Post-flood rapid stream assessment

Hofer-Hybrid Rainbow Trout Experiment

Support Colorado Parks & Wildlife study for

Rainbow Trout repopulation of Colorado rivers

River Community Habitats Support

Seasonal trail maintenance workdays to restore

& maintain Poudre North Fork river frontages

� Gateway Park - Fort Collins City Parks � Eagles Nest Natural Area - Larimer County

� Phantom Canyon Preserve

- The Nature Conservancy

River Cleanups:

Clear refuse from the rivers and their banks

� Big Thompson River, Lower Canyon

� Cache La Poudre River Lower Canyon

Combat Aquatic Nuisance Species Educate & encourage preventing introduction or spread of invasive fish & plants between waters

Advocacy

Colorado Sportsmen’s Coalition

Anglers & sportsmen protect roadless areas

NISP Environmental Impact - Ensure

that river systems and habitat are managed in

a sustainable way, in balance with municipal &

agricultural needs

Sportsmen for the Roan Plateau - Ensure

clean, minimum flows and wildlife habitat in

balance with development

In-stream Flows Legislation - Ensure

year-round minimum flows & water quality

Oil & Gas and Mining Practices - Ensure

protection of water, fish and wildlife habitat

Clean Water Restoration Act - Restore

the original Clean Water Act provisions that

were lost through subsequent Court rulings

Backcountry / Wilderness Designations

Preserve flowing, clean streams and habitat

health in balance with economic development

Robert J. Behnke Scholarship

For coldwater fisheries graduate research

Youth Outreach

Present concepts that contribute to healthy

stream systems; develop appreciation for the

importance of a free flowing coldwater re-

source with trout populations as water qual-

ity indicators; and help develop the next gen-

eration of conservation-minded sportsmen

RMF Youth River Conservation & Fly

Fishing Day Camp

Present a 6-day, hands-on, non-residential

Day Camp experience for north-central

Colorado high school young men & women

Trout in the Classroom

Sponsor a hands-on, high school water

quality & trout-raising classroom experience

Children’s Water Festivals

School Systems of Greeley, Loveland & Fort

Collins for 3rd, 4th & 5th grades

CTU River Conservation & Fly Fishing

Youth Camp

Sponsor a high school youth participant to

this annual Colorado TU residential program

Community Youth Involvement

Participate in educational functions, activities

and projects with Larimer County Boys &

Girls Clubs and other organizations commit-

ted to development of NoCO’s youth

Restore

Conservation Protect Sustain

Reconnect

Native Trout Restoration Projects

� Rocky Mountain National Park

� Cache La Poudre Watershed

Repopulate, enable & support self-sustaining

native trout in headwaters habitat. Stream &

habitat repair, electro-stun, biomass counts